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Giant Tortoises Migrate Unpredictably in the Face of Climate Change

Unlike many migratory species, Galapagos giant tortoises do not use current environmental conditions to time their seasonal migration.

Ecological Society of America announces 2019 award recipients

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present the 2019 awards recognizing outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity, and lifelong commitment to the profession during the Society’s Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky.

ESA Member Opportunity: Attend the ESA Southwestern Chapter Communicating Science Workshop, June 7

The ESA Communicating Science workshop is designed to address the needs of ecologists to communicate scientific information in a variety of public and professional interactions. This workshop will build participants confidence and skill set for public engagement with media, Congress, and other audiences. It also provides a professional development opportunity to develop broader impact skills.

104th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America convenes in Louisville, Kentucky

Environmental scientists, educators, and policy makers are gathering in the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky this August 11th through 16th, 2019, for the 104th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), co-hosted with the United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE).

Ecological Society of America announces 2019 Fellows

ESA Tipsheet for April 1, 2019

Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Woolly Stars Need Catastrophes to Live

In the Santa Ana River floodplain, an endangered plant needs the effects of intense flooding to grow and survive in loose soil

Conservation Model Benefits Both Ecological and Economic Needs of Great Salt Lake

Rethinking old-growth forests using lichens as an indicator of conservation value

Two Canadian biologists, including Dr. Troy McMullin of the Canadian Museum of Nature, are proposing a better way to assess the conservation value of old-growth forests in North America—using lichens, sensitive bioindicators of environmental change.

A yellow flower blooms alone on barren soil. The yellow head web.

UW Research Provides Insight on Survivability of Rare Wyoming Plant

In the June issue of Ecosphere, Sweet et al. used field measurements and statistical models to predict the distribution of continuously suitable conditions at the end this century for Yucca brevifolia, the iconic species of Joshua Tree National Park. Future species distribution models based on end-of-century downscaled global climate models show that the suitable area for Y. brevifolia will likely be reduced to 80% of the historic range within the park, indicating the importance of maintenance of refugial areas for Joshua trees.

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